My dog is going to kill my baby apparently (small exaggeration!)

[HelgatheHairy]

I'm 39+1 and live in a rural/farming area of Ireland. It's quite unusual here to have a dog live in the house like we have our Golden and to take him with us if we go in the car.

In the last week I've had 4 people tell me that he can't stay living inside/they know someone who will take him off our hands!!! And the look of shock/horror when I say nothing (as far as possible) is changing! And then the stories start!

And that's not including my mother who seems convinced I'm going to GIVE the baby to the dog so I've been hearing bout the dog from her since I got pregnant!

We're planning on the usual bringing a blanket home first etc etc. To be fair he's scared of most things at first (it's taken him 3 weeks to get used to the fan and still throws it looks like he doesn't quite trust it!) so I think he will be a bit freaked out so we'll be encouraging him not to be scared rather than having to fend him off!

I found a travel cot downstairs really useful
I kept all baby things in there (including baby!)

I never even considered getting rid of dog or cat
I did put dog out when HV come round tho....

Gonna that's it exactly. People who don't have dogs seem to think that we will put the dog before the baby and don't expect us to have any common sense! It's very strange! And I don't think it's an age thing because I'm 34!

I would put out for HV too mainly because she has to see other babies and I wouldn't force my dog hair on any one else's baby :)